My mother suffered a traumatic brain injury at New Hanover Hospital. We are now in Raleigh North Carolina at a long-term care facility and I’m trying to place her in Wilmington North Carolina but they said they can’t take her because she has a TBI. she is incontinent. She needs help 24 seven I don’t know what the options are for her. Does anyone have similar experience in Wilmington, North Carolina?
I guess I'm confused as to why they wouldn't. Is there a social worker at this facility in Raleigh that can help you find a place in Wilmington?
I wish you the best in finding the right facility for your mother.
More info would be helpful.
I think that the likelihood of your finding someone with your experience anywhere is not great; as all situations, yours is unique. This is a matter in which there may be limitied options. You are going to need to have good advice on-the-ground right where you ARE.
Do update us after you talk to discharge planning. Meanwhile, learn on the internet all you can about TBIs. They are unique as one's own fingerprint as to how they manifest, and they are unpredictable as to how patients progress in the same way. So much depends upon the underlying health and determination of an individual.
Attend all care conferences; this is crucial to getting the best information.
I am so sorry. This is going to be a tough row to hoe. You are going to have to get all the information that is personalized and individual to your mother that you can.
Good luck!